Sunday, 15 November 2015

Liverpool Travel Guide: Stay, Shop, Visit and Eat

Today, I thought I'd do an alternative to a Christmas Gift Guide, I'll be talking about what to do in Liverpool this Christmas, including the best places to shop, where to stay, places to eat and what to see. If you plan a similar day out or a weekend away to Liverpool, I'm sure this guide will come in handy.

Where to Stay in Liverpool

As part of their #BloggerLodge campaign, the Travelodge kindly offered two nights stay in one of their hotels this weekend, I brought Rhys along so we could explore the city together. The Travelodge Liverpool Central Exchange Street Hotel was the ideal place to stay, just around the corner from Moorfields train station, it was easy to find and seemed very central to the attractions of Liverpool. To give you an idea, it was around 5 minutes walk to World Museum and to Liverpool One.

Where to Shop in Liverpool

Of course, you can't go shopping without visiting Liverpool One, they already had their Christmas decorations up as well as beautiful window displays.

Another more niche shopping area is the Metquarter, housing Jo Malone, MAC, Illamasqua and Daniel Footwear just to name a few of my favourites. I attended their Christmas Preview a few weeks ago and was very impressed with the collections that the brands were releasing.

What to Visit in Liverpool

For those who want to take in some of the culture of Liverpool, I would thoroughly recommend the World Museum, which is great for families, and the Tate Gallery on the Liverpool Docks, both of which are free admission.

World Museum

Liverpool Tate Gallery

Where to Eat in Liverpool

My boyfriend has a gluten allergy, so when we are away from home we rely on a quick Google search to find the best gluten-free restaurants in the area. We came across Trattoria 51, which offered a huge selection of gluten-free pasta and pizza options. I was very impressed with the food and the customer service was excellent, coeliacs make sure you pay this place a visit.

I hope this post has inspired you to visit Liverpool, I'd love to do more of these posts so if you have a recommendation of a city/place to visit, comment below!

4 comments

This is a brilliant post! I've recently moved to Ormskirk to study and go to Liverpool often. I haven't been to the museum yet or the art gallery but that is definitely on my list! Where about's is the restaurant?

Oh I love this. As an alternative to the Online Christmas guides that are floating around (me to be included soon!) Why not actually show people, where and what to buy out and about. In love with this, plus the pictures look amazing. Go on girl.